Cynthia Klima
Associate Professor of German
Welles 206C
585-245-6341
klima@geneseo.edu
Cynthia Klima has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 1993.
Office Hours: FALL 2025
- Tuesdays: 4:15pm-5:15pm
- Wednesdays: 10:00am – 11:45am
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., German, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1995
M.A., German, University of Oklahoma, 1986
B.A., Russian, University of Oklahoma, 1983
More About Me
Research Interests
Her interests lie in German-Czech-Jewish relations, political relations in Europe, cultural history of Central Europe, Russian literature and cultural history, and the Germans and Jews of Prague. She has written numerous articles on Jewish contribution to culture in Central Europe, historical articles and book reviews on German, Czech, Russian and Jewish themes. Her translation of Paul Leppin’s Blaugast: A Novel of Decline was published in November 2007 by Twisted Spoon Press in Prague, Czech Republic. In addition, Dr. Klima is involved with Humanities/Central European Studies and Summer Study Abroad to Prague, Czech Republic. She is the coordinator for both the German minor and Central and Eastern European Studies minor.
Other Interests
- Study abroad in Prague/Vienna/Budapest
- Yoga and pilates
- Central European literature and culture
- Sewing, crochet and embroidery
- Traveling